Non-Financial Risk Management: Emerging stronger after Covid-19
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Ending NFR in NFR: From Excel sheets to professional IT systems for NFR management
Owe Lie-Bjelland
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Introduction to Part I: The origins of non-financial risk management
The complete history of operational risk regulation (abridged)
Financial institutions and non-financial risk: Learning from the corporate approach
The painful financial side of NFR
“Risk management is about managing risk” and “It’s all about people”: Psychology might be more important than models
The confusion of Babel: What’s in the name NFR – taxonomy
Introduction to Part II: Governance of non-financial risk management
“It’s the culture, stupid”: Risk culture as the key building block of NFR management – and why some banks have come through the Covid-19 pandemic better than others
Do you know who is who? Three lines of defence in the context of NFR
Herding cats? NFR divisions as truly diverse units
“Just do it!”: Partially self-organising governance structures for NFR frameworks
Introduction to Part III: Tools and instruments for non-financial risk management
A risk by any other name: Identification, classification and agendas
Old but gold? Mastering the RCSA despite Covid-19
Biases in scenario analyses and how to mitigate them
When scenarios are not severe enough: Stress testing for non-financial risk
Ending NFR in NFR: From Excel sheets to professional IT systems for NFR management
Breaking up with risk management: Using the power of controls for good not the prevention of evil
Introduction to Part IV: Focus areas of non-financial risk management
It won’t be over after Covid-19: Pandemics and operational resilience
Dealing with IT complexity and innovation: Delivering business resilience and customer outcomes
Protecting the new gold: Information security
Conduct risk and the impact of Covid-19
From lawsuits to models: Compliance risk and financial crime
Others are doing it cheaper: But can they really? Opportunities and risks in outsourcing
Managing reputation and stakeholders
Introduction to Part V: The future of non-financial risk management
ESG risk as a new (and very important) trigger for NFR
Looking into the crystal ball: What will NFR management look like in 2030?
This time will be different: An alternative future of NFR management
Right time, right place: The drive for change in operational and non-financial risk
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